Bio

Inspired by ethnic sounds, Norwegian folk music, classical vocal tradition and extended voice techniques from the avant-garde tradition, Meyer has developed a non-verbal vocal expression within a voice range of more than 6 octaves.

In her Project, she often interacts with instrumentalists and vocalists of different expressions from different musical origins in concerts and scenic performances, films and sound installations throughout the world.

Through these multi-expressive vocal sounds she creates soundscapes between the realistic/unrealistic and the expected/unexpected, letting t he sound itself be the storyteller.

Together with the jazz musicians Grzech Piotrowski – saxophones/PL, Lars Andreas Haug – tuba/NO and Terje Isungset – percussion/NO she has made a music ecological sonic project where the music is like an expedition of a camera eye zooming in on details and separate species in the nature, then out into larger lands capes and biotypes and finally into new species. In this project she also cooperates with other jazz musicians, like: Trygve Seim/ NO, Per Odvar Johannesen /NO, Anders Banke /DK, Knut Aalefjær /NO.

With the jazz pianist Helge Lien she created non verbal sound portraits of some of the most important of Henrik Ibsen’s characters. The project was released in 2013 and became excellent critics. They have been touring in Norway, Sweden, Germany and India since then.

RUTH WILHELMINE MEYER/ ESPEN LEITE

Among many collaborators she has an ongoing duo with the acc ordionist and composer Espen Leite. Together they have a wide range of expressions and programs.

She also works with the famous folk musicians like: Knut Buen, Anders Buen Garnås and Anders Erik Røine.